The prior-panel-precedent rule allows federal appellate courts to avoid considering “difficult arguments” and “to do its work with fewer judges more quickly,” said a legal scholar who is not involved ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit last week revived a Second Amendment challenge to the federal law that bars illegal drug users from owning guns. In a ruling published on Wednesday, a ...

Florida residents Vera Cooper and Nicole Hansell lawfully use marijuana under Florida’s medical-marijuana program. When each attempted to purchase a firearm, federal Form 4473 required them to answer ...